The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-04

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GEORGIA.
Fort Gaines is overrun with rats
The Columbus policemen have received
their new summer uniforms.
The Columbus Methodist District Confer
ence meets in Butler on July e.
A Masonic excursion to Cumberland
Island from Dalton is being talked of, for
some date in July.
Roland B. Parks, of Atlanta, viii bs
united in marriage June TO Miss Lorena
Young, of Cedartown.
Mr. Marlborough was struck by lightning
and killed during the storm Thursday, il
Chulio district, near Rome.
1t is probable that the factory for the
manufacture of the Hatcher iron wagon
will be located in Columbus.
The Dalton Citizen says that Whitfield
county should be represented at the Pied
mont fair to be held at Atlanta next fall.
Mrs. w S. Wood, of Atlanta, mystic
riously disappeared from her home there
Wednesday and no traces of her where
abouts can be had.
In the Recorders Court at Atlanta Thurs
day George Oakes, the recalcitrant witness
who ran off to Chattanooga, was fined $40 "a
for contempt Of court
Commissions were issued Thursday to w
z. Burns, SSSth district: j. 7. P. Austin,
622d district, and w. o. Turner, 61lth dis
trict, all of Henry county.
II is reported that the Ordinary of Rabun
county has appointed as road commissioner
for the Clayton district of that county man
who cannot read or write.
At noon Thursday, at the Augusta bridge,
the river covered the water register at eleven
feet. The water continues rising rapidly at
the rate Of twelve inches an nour.
Legal notice has been given that bill will
be introduced in the Legislature, at its COM
ing session, to incorporate the Albany Saw
ings Bank, with capital of $4,000
The crop prospects of Marion county are
very good having had good rains over the
county generally. Farmers have saved a
great many more oats than expected.
Editor Pulsifer, of the Boston Herald,
who is worth only $40, 000,0 900, is now the
power behind the Atlanta Journal, and will
make it the model evening paper in the
South.
At meeting held at the Perry court
house last Tuesday night it was determined
to reorganize the Southern Rights Guards,
and appropriate committees for the initial
work were appointed.
John Henry Warren, OF Douglas county,
was before Commissioner Height,of Atlanta,
Thursday on the charge of distilling and
working. He waived examination and gave
bond in the sum of $500.
AT an election held at the court house at
Cuthbert last Monday on the stock law
issue the vote stood 1873 to 90 in favor of
fence, The fence men continue solid in the
ways of their forefathers.
Atlanta's City Clerk reports $50 dog tags
e1l1 civ No. Il -.
yxas issued before May 10. There is great
Bling off in the business and the dog
8 ttcher viii have picnic.
b. B. Williams, of upper Oglethorpe
unity, reports the crop outlook as bright.
Heed. He win harvest threefourths of
pp of small grain, while he never knew
tter prospects for corn and cotton.
There were fourteen interments in the Co
INDUS white cemetery during the month of
hy eight of which were non-residents
we're were fortY-one in the colored ceme-
Jerry, thirteen of which were non-residents.
Thieves took bee hive from Lunk Cobb.
of Panthersville, and carried it some dis
tance from the house and attempted to take
the honey out of it, but the bees were too
much for them and they had to abandon it.
The Primitive Baptists about Yatesville
were constituted into a church of that or
der Friday by Elders Oxford and Goddard,
of the Towaliga Association. The meeting
was one of great interest and all seemed to
be glad that they were there.
There are some fishermen on the Oconee
river, near Athens, who make good living
with their wits and hooks. They camp on
the river all night and watch their tackle.
and bring in from twenty TO thirty pounds
a day, which they readily sell for 10c. a
pound.
Parties are negotiating for dummy en-
CINE line to run between Lexington and
Crawford, their depot, three miles distant.
Others are preparing to offer a proposition
TO the Georgia rail- Dad to run to Lexington
from the depot BY croSstieing and grading
q track.
The Peoples National Bank of Americas,
in the past four months, under the manage
ment of President Winsor and Cashier
Fielder, has made profit Of 20 per cent. on
its capital stock. and some stock was re
Gently sold at 10, the highest price it ever
commanded since its organization.
Prof. s. P. Boozer. of the Greenwood
Male High School, was stricken Monday
with apoplexy whilst in his buggy on his
way home from school. He has not recov-
cred consciousness after the lapse of seven
hours. He is partially paralyzed in his
right side. His recovery is doubtful
McDuf1e journal: We have INQUIRED
~, and the result justifies us in stating that
the oat crop is very near failure, and the
wheat is but very little better. Corn and
cotton are looking fine, end if good seasons
continue the yield of these two crops will be
large
Monday morning last, in Houston county,
on P. c. Affleck's place, Mr.. Jones, who
was overseeing for Mr. Affleck, had diff
Guilty with negro, and becoming infu-
rated, shot the negro several times,
Immediately killing him. No arrests have
been made. Mr.. Jones said he did the deed
in self defense.
Objections have been made by nursery
men and their agents to the collection of the
special tax levied against them, and the
question of the constitutionality of the act
is raised. In view Of the facts in the case,
the Comptroller General has decided TO sus-
pend the collection of the tax until the Leg
islature meets.
Hawkinsville NetCs: Mr.. G.. p. Browns
fine BraInah bull went on the warpath the
Other day and succeeded in killing mule
belonging TO Mr. Amos Love and one for
Mr. Brown before he was stopped in his mad
career. The mad bovine was turned over
u one of our butchers during the district
meeting last week
A Plymouth Rock hen belonging to Mrs.
j. H. Hodges, Of Perry, is a rusher OH
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